a UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 PTQ4159 RELEASED IN FULL UNCLASSIFIED PTQ4159 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 05483 01 OF 02 1910522 ACTION OES- 01 INFO LOG-00 ACDA-10 ACDE-OO AID-00 COME-00 OASY-OO ITCE-GO EAP-01 E-OO UTED-OO H-01 INR-OO ADS-00 M-OO NASA-01 NAS- O1 NSAE-OO NSCE-OO NSF-01 010-02 PM- 00 PRS- 00 T- 00 EPAE- 00 PMB- 00 G- 00 1 910522 38 1910452 FEB 97 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8751 INFO AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMCONSUL HONG KONG AMCONSUL SHENYANG AMCONSUL SHANGHAI HQEPA WASHDC AMCONSUL FUKUOKA AIT TAIPEI 3142 AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU AMCONSUL CHENGDU UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 005483 STATE FOR AIS CLAUSSEN STATE FOR ENAV FOR STROTHER UNCLASSIFIED REVIEW AUTHORITY Ian Flanigan Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 BEIJIN 05483 01 OF 02 1910522 E O 12958 TAGS SENV CH SUBJECT COOL CHINESE RESPONSE TO US PROPOSAL FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 REF A STATE 18963 B BEIJING 4117 C 96 BEIJING 42500 D 96 BEIJING 40752 E 96 BEIJING 41686 F BEIJING 2665 SUMMARY MOFA TREATY AND LAW DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR WANG ZONGLAI TOLD ESTOFF THAT WORKING LEVEL OFFICIALS FIND THE U S CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL GOES TOO FAR IN CALLING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS A DETAILED CHINESE RESPONSE TO THE U S PROPOSAL HAS NOT YET BEEN PREPARED WANG SAID CHINA SHARES THE VIEWS OF OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD RESOLVE THEIR OWN DIFFERENCES ON EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND IMPLEMENT THE COMMITMENTS THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE END SUMMARY 2 CHINESE MOFA DEPARTMENT OF TREATY AND LAW DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR WANG ZONGLAI ON FEBRUARY 19 INFORMED ESTOFF THAT WORKING LEVEL CHINESE OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT THE U S CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL PROPOSAL GOES TOO FAR BEYOND THE 1995 BERLIN AGREEMENT IN CALLING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO REDUCE THEIR EMISSIONS WANG SAID A DETAILED CHINESE RESPONSE TO THE U S PROPOSAL PASSED EARLIER TO MOFA REF A IS STILL IN PREPARATION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 BEIJIN 05483 01 OF 02 1910522 EMISSIONS REDUCTION COMMITMENTS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 3 WHILE STRESSING THAT CHINA DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN DISTINCT POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE WANG SAID THAT CHINA IN GENERAL AGREES WITH THE OPPOSITION OF THE GROUP OF 77 DEVELOPING NATIONS TO EMISSIONS REDUCTION COMMITMENTS ON THE PART OF DEVELOPING NATIONS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT CHINA DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN DISTINCT POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE WANG AGREED TO HELP ESTOFF UNDERSTAND IN GENERAL THE VIEWS OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INCLUDING CHINA ON CLIMATE CHANGE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD RESOLVE IOWN DIFFERENCES 5 WANG NOTED DISAGREEMENTS AMONG DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- THE EUROPEAN UNION WANTS IMMEDIATE MANDATORY EMISSION LIMITS WHILE THE UNITED STATES IS RELUCTANT TO SEE LIMITS IMPOSED SOON WANG SAID THAT UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 THESE DISAGREEMENTS ARE A MATTER FOR THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- THE MAJOR SOURCE OF POLLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN POLLUTION IS CONSIDERED ON A PER CAPITA BASIS -- TO RESOLVE AMONGST THEMSELVES CHINA TAKES NO POSITION AND HAS NO VIEW ON HOW THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD HANDLE THIS MATTER WANG NOTED THAT U S ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON ALREADY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 BEIJIN 05483 01 OF 02 1910522 6 WANG SAID WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT THE COMMITMENTS THEY MADE AT RIO AND AGAIN AT BERLIN IN 1995 THE UN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE SAID WANG IS INDEED A FRAMEWORK -- EACH COUNTRY SETS FORTH FROM THE BASIC IDEAS OF THE AGREEMENT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO ITS OWN POLLUTION AND EMISSIONS PROBLEMS 7 WANG STRESSED THAT CHINA IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WANG SAID THAT DEVELOPMENT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE AND SO THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CANNOT COMMIT THEMSELVES TO REDUCING EMISSIONS EACH COUNTRY MUST DEVELOP MEASURES ACCORDING TO ITS OWN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 8 WANG TOLD ESTOFF THAT THE DIFFERING VIEWS OF THE DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED NATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ARE WELL KNOWN TO EACH OTHER NONETHELESS MUCH ROOM CAN BE FOUND FOR COOPERATION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03l2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509581 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ4160 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 05483 02 OF 02 1910522 ACTION OES-01 INFO AQUA-10 ACDE-OO AID-00 AMAD-01 AGO-01 COME-00 OASY-OO DINT-OO DODE-OO EB-OO E-OO H-01 TEDE-DO IO-OO ITO-01 NASA-01 NAS-01 NSAE-DO NSF-01 OIC-02 PM-OO PRS-OO SP-OO $80-00 T-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO 9B5840 1910532138 1910452 FEB 97 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8752 INFO AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMCONSUL HONG KONG AMCONSUL SHENYANG AMCONSUL SHANGHAI HQEPA WASHDC AMCONSUL FUKUOKA AIT TAIPEI 3143 AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU AMCONSUL CHENGDU UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 02 BEIJING 005483 STATE FOR AIS CLAUSSEN STATE FOR ENAV FOR STROTHER UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 BEIJIN 05483 02 OF 02 1910522 E O 12958 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc NO 005509581 Date 03 03 2015 TAGS SENV CH SUBJECT COOL CHINESE RESPONSE TO US PROPOSAL FOR A CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL RECENT REPORTING ON CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 9 REPORTS FROM EMBASSY BEIJING WRITTEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN CHINA WHICH MAY HELP UNDERSTAND THE CHINESE POSITION ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 10 EMBASSY BEIJING REFTELS EXAMINE THE CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION AND POLICY PREMIER LI STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT MUST NOT TAKE PLACE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE IS EXAMINED IN REF C REF EXAMINES A REPORT ON CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WRITTEN BY THE CHINESE STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION REF LOOKS AT THE ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN CHINA REF DISCUSSES CHINESE GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND GROWING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SASSER UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509581 Date 03 03 2015